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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 717 films · Page 18.
Crime, mystery film
The film opens with Mr. Moto in disguise as a street salesmen and selling goods to passers-by. He sees a man leaving a shop with a tattoo of the British Flag on his arm.
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crime film, heist film
London police constables are being killed by a man calling himself "Mr. X". By chance, one of the murders occurs around the same time and place as a diamond robbery, leading Police Commissioner Sir Herbert Frensham to suspect the same man …
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Crime, Komödie, mystery film
During the filming of a death scene of The Death Kiss, leading man Myles Brent is really shot and killed. Tonart Studios manager Joseph Steiner is assigned to handle the situation. The studio wants to pass it off as a simple accident, but …
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Crime, crime film, drama film, film noir
Shoplifter Faye Burton is being watched by security guard Herb Klaxon at a Los Angeles department store. Shopper Jeff Andrews tries to warn her, but Faye is caught and arrested. She signs a confession and is set free, warned that future in…
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Action, Crime, exploitation film
The protagonist is Stacey Hanson (Anne Randall), a private eye and race car driver. She is hired by aging heiress Florence Chambers (Marjorie Bennett) to investigate several close members of the Chambers family for potential inclusion in h…
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Komödie, crime film, mystery film, romantic comedy film
Wealthy murder mystery writer Paula Bradford (Jean Arthur) returns from her worldwide travels to see her former husband, surgeon Dr. Lawrence "Brad" Bradford (William Powell). He had divorced her because she was always involving him in rea…
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Drama, Komödie, mystery film
Doug has moved into a place in Portland with his sister, Gail. He moved from Chicago, where he was studying forensic science before dropping out of school. Doug and Gail have dinner with their mother and stepfather.
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Detective Film, Mysterie, crime film, drama film
Thriller, crime film
Just out of jail, Gruesome goes to the Hangman's Knot saloon, where his old crime crony, Melody, is now playing piano. Gruesome takes him to a plastics manufacturer, where X-Ray and a mysterious mastermind are in possession of a secret for…
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Animation, Komödie, action film, adventure film, comedy film, crossover fiction, detective film
{{expand section}} In the city of London, a crook is stealing jewels around the Scotland Yard, and Red, a beautiful singer, is being framed for this crime. Tom and Jerry, as assistants, must help Sherlock Holmes look for clues and track do…
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Horror, Torture Porn, slasher film, splatter film
On a beach in Chicago, a couple is murdered by a man dressed like a hippie, with the only witness to the crime being Colonel Peter Wayne, a retired veteran of the Vietnam War. Wayne is questioned by Sergeant Connor, Connor's partner, Detec…
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Crime, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
A young English man is convicted of the murder of one Captain Hamilton of the Royal Air Force and sentenced to hang. His sister and her fiancé, convinced of his innocence, ask visiting detective Charlie Chan to investigate and find the rea…
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Crime, Detective Film, Thriller, adventure film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Hamberger is a freelance private eye without a license and without a car, who hangs out at delis looking for potential work. He is approached by a businessman claiming to be Alex Burton who offers him $100,000 to kill his wife Sharon who k…
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detective film
An assistant district attorney becomes involved with a woman who works for the group that he is investigating.
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Crime, Drama, Mysterie, Thriller, thriller
Millionaire adult magazine publisher Richard Trainor (Robert Culp) is celebrating the success of his new calendar, featuring twelve beautiful nude women. However, the party is ruined when Miss January is pushed off a high-rise hotel. Later…
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Komödie, comedy drama
Set in London, it is the story of Charles, a successful but rather stuffy businessman, who meets and marries Belinda, a free-spirited American woman. After a time, he believes she is having an affair because she spends long hours away from…
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Horror, Mysterie, horror film, zombie film
Academic scientists Lil Stanhope and Sven Johnsson are researching the secrets of immortality. Their project involves turning their subjects into zombies and storing them in walk-in freezers. Their collaborator, Tom Girard, refuses further…
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Crime, crime film, drama film, mystery film
thumb|200px|left|Lightning in The Case of the Howling Dog Severely agitated by the howling of a German Shepherd police dog next door, millionaire Arthur Cartwright comes to Los Angeles lawyer Perry Mason to draw up his will, stating that t…
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comedy drama, crime film, detective film
Newly married amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife, mystery writer Harriet Vane, are looking forward to a quiet honeymoon at their new country cottage when they are reluctantly drawn into the investigation of a local murder.
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film
Private detectives Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a journey from their native Peoria, Illinois to Mexico City with the intent of apprehending the notorious criminal Hattie Blake, widely recognized as "Larceny Nell". Meanwhile, Amer…
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Action, film noir
Lester Abbott is carrying stolen diamonds he intends to sell to gem dealer Jules Sparkle, but Abbott is robbed and strangled by ex-convict Harry Lake, nicknamed Cueball for his round, bald head. Accomplices Simon Little and Mona Clyde have…
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Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir
After being put on suspension at the LAPD, Mike Carter punches Lieutenant Broden and quits in disgust. A few days later, at a baseball game, he is approached by Fred Dysen, who wants to hire Carter as a bodyguard for his aunt, Gene Dysen, …
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Crime, crime film, detective film, mystery film
Charlie Chan is brought in when an archaeologist disappears while excavating ancient art treasures in Egypt. Charlie must sort out the stories of the archaeological team, deal with the crazed son of the missing scientist, learn why pricele…
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Crime, drama film, mystery film
Rhoda Montaine learns that her first husband, Gregory Moxley, is still alive, which makes things awkward for her, since she has remarried Carl, the son of wealthy C. Phillip Montaine. She turns to Perry Mason for help, but when he goes to …
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